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folks are getting a taste of their own obama care members. they are having trouble signing up. they are asking for a delay to extend their open rollment. do they deserve better treatment than the rest of us? >> there was the issue they tried to get a carve out over that. the dc link was supposed to be one of the better programs over that. it shows you the systemic level of problems even though the president keeps saying that things are supposed to be fixed. >> have a great weekend thank you so much. >> we want to hear from you. send us your thoughts on the e-mail trail or the request to delay house staff sign up times. do you agree with that? we will read your comments at the end of the show. fox news alert now because breaking details on a missing teen from new hampshire. abigail hernandez sent a letter to her mother two weeks after the 15-year-old vanished and they say the letter is authentic. wow, what do we know? >> the reason they think that letter is a then tick is the tone was one that abigail would have used. it was two weeks after she went missing. police are just now
folks are getting a taste of their own obama care members. they are having trouble signing up. they are asking for a delay to extend their open rollment. do they deserve better treatment than the rest of us? >> there was the issue they tried to get a carve out over that. the dc link was supposed to be one of the better programs over that. it shows you the systemic level of problems even though the president keeps saying that things are supposed to be fixed. >> have a great weekend...
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it is a key part of obama care. insurers can't turn anyone away. but some may have come up with a way around that. they areç offering skimpy drug coverage. joining us now stew bar knee. great to see you. what do we makeç of this now?ç we are talking about other expensive drugs. a study of 600 plans found that these areç scrimping drug benefits. >> the whole point was that we were supposed to help the people that had pre-existing conditions. >> now you are telling me that they are$ it.ç the deductible will not count for it. >> they are up a lot. so you may find yourself paying out $5,000, ç$6,000, $7,000. right up front before your insurance kicks in and you are only getting half back for the drugs that you need to stay alive and stable in(ynur condition. let's take a look. benefits tend to be skimpier. and patients with medications higher than ç$15,000 a month could pay out of pocket costs of up to $5,000 a month. 2014 is going to be aç cascary year. >> very scary year and uncertain for a lot of people. because you can't find out ce
it is a key part of obama care. insurers can't turn anyone away. but some may have come up with a way around that. they areç offering skimpy drug coverage. joining us now stew bar knee. great to see you. what do we makeç of this now?ç we are talking about other expensive drugs. a study of 600 plans found that these areç scrimping drug benefits. >> the whole point was that we were supposed to help the people that had pre-existing conditions. >> now you are telling me that...
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republicans wanted to defund obama care. you supported that. we are about to head into that same territory in january and february when we're talking about a budget deal. are you going to support a shutdown again over obama care? >> i doubt it, but i doubt that the leadership will propose it. >> what changed? >> i don't think the leadership is willing to go there on the shutdown. but the fact of the matter is -- >> on the saturday before we were about to default. on the saturday before we were about to default, you encouraged house republicans to stay the course. >> right. >> and not reopen the government and brought us to the brink of default. you reed a party -- >> are you kidding me? on the brink of default? and you're the congresswoman that has raised one debt ceiling after another and has not addressed spending one bit. [ talking simultaneously ] >> we don't know who's running on obama care. >> i did answer. >> every candidate. >> let me get back to this. but let me just say democrats like to talk about a war on women.
republicans wanted to defund obama care. you supported that. we are about to head into that same territory in january and february when we're talking about a budget deal. are you going to support a shutdown again over obama care? >> i doubt it, but i doubt that the leadership will propose it. >> what changed? >> i don't think the leadership is willing to go there on the shutdown. but the fact of the matter is -- >> on the saturday before we were about to default. on the...
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talking to proponents of obama care and critics. no one can tell you five steps to solve the problem with obama care. whether you are talking about high deductibles. they are problems that are a result of the plan and they are features and not bugs. john podesta is going to have a hard time to solve those problems. >> is this president obama's version of accountability? instead of firing anyone but to bring in a big gun to fix it? >> it might be. people would prefer someone to be fired. it is odd to see a disaster of this scale unfolding this long and weeks now. and no one is held accountability in a serious way. this is much more about arming the titanic. and bringing john podesta on board and blaming the republicans and teeing off on the critics of obama care and suggesting that that is causing all of the problems that people are seeing. it is a difficult job if that is why he was brought on board. >> steve hayes. thank you for the perspective. >> a key court decision handed down and protecting a fox news.com, reporter who was thr
talking to proponents of obama care and critics. no one can tell you five steps to solve the problem with obama care. whether you are talking about high deductibles. they are problems that are a result of the plan and they are features and not bugs. john podesta is going to have a hard time to solve those problems. >> is this president obama's version of accountability? instead of firing anyone but to bring in a big gun to fix it? >> it might be. people would prefer someone to be...
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obama care insurance. we will have considerably more comment on those circumstances here tonight. i'm lou dobbs. >>> good evening everybody. the president today defiantly declared that baem care is here to stay regardless of its failures during a sometimes
obama care insurance. we will have considerably more comment on those circumstances here tonight. i'm lou dobbs. >>> good evening everybody. the president today defiantly declared that baem care is here to stay regardless of its failures during a sometimes
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obama care implementation is a mess. he's got to own it because he's the guy that's ultimate ly in charge of the whole government. >> and guy, to your point, it's sort of funny to hear the president say he was kind of smacked by the federal bureaucracy who gets in the way of doing things. lots of people have those complaints. mostly republicans. >> i was going to let julie keep going. it's terrific. >> happy friday. >> happy friday is right. there was a report today in politico, which was breathtaking to me, which is they went back and looked at the white house schedule and records over the last few years and determined that the president met with his own health secretary, zero times. >> no, once. once. >> that was with someone else in the room. >> in three and a half years, but they had other meetings, guy. keep going. >> sure. >> more people in the room. >> of course, but in terms of one-on-one meetings, the fact that the president would meet once or zero times depending on how you read that report, over three and a ha
obama care implementation is a mess. he's got to own it because he's the guy that's ultimate ly in charge of the whole government. >> and guy, to your point, it's sort of funny to hear the president say he was kind of smacked by the federal bureaucracy who gets in the way of doing things. lots of people have those complaints. mostly republicans. >> i was going to let julie keep going. it's terrific. >> happy friday. >> happy friday is right. there was a report today in...
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obama care is actually going to be maintained. no matter how bad it is, with hurricane sandy you cleaned up, but with obama care you will prop up. it is like an oil spill in which you keep pouring the oil in it because if you stop pouring the oil in, you admit it is wrong. >> you guys doan have to live with it for a year because [ inaudible ]. >> i disagree, bob. once you ruin the system, how do you expect republicans -- i think they can win elections based on it but how do you go about fixing it. >> i will guarantee virtually all of the people without insurance will have it by then. >> you are wrong. you need 20 seats to turn and not ten. >> i'll try to explain this to you. if you have 55 and 45 and if they splip the -- flip the seats. >> that is not enough. >> i said it was enough yesterday. we won't be veto proof. >> and people are wondering and you've said it millions of times on the show and screamed at all of us. >> i've screamed at you over obama care. >> yes. you said people can get insurance now, for people were sick and
obama care is actually going to be maintained. no matter how bad it is, with hurricane sandy you cleaned up, but with obama care you will prop up. it is like an oil spill in which you keep pouring the oil in it because if you stop pouring the oil in, you admit it is wrong. >> you guys doan have to live with it for a year because [ inaudible ]. >> i disagree, bob. once you ruin the system, how do you expect republicans -- i think they can win elections based on it but how do you go...
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we took this nation to the brink of financial collapse because of obama care. and most people expected that when the website was fixed it would get better. and now young people aren't signing up because they can't afford it, doesn't make any economic sense for them. >> if i can just say this -- if you look in the long arc of history and perpetuity until the world ends, if people do have health care, many programs that were started in the government didn't work as well as people expected in the beginning months. might you be jumping too soon on something that could end up being good for the american people? >> if we can cover more people and keep health care affordable and accessible and have it be high quality, sure. but that's not what this is doing. this is causing people chaos and confusion and more money. >> for now. >> it could in the process run down the economy. this hasn't, look, the president -- >> i've got to go. my producers are screaming at me. we will continue this conversation. but thanks to both of you. i do appreciate you joining us tonight. >>>
we took this nation to the brink of financial collapse because of obama care. and most people expected that when the website was fixed it would get better. and now young people aren't signing up because they can't afford it, doesn't make any economic sense for them. >> if i can just say this -- if you look in the long arc of history and perpetuity until the world ends, if people do have health care, many programs that were started in the government didn't work as well as people expected...
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is there good news on the horizon regarding obama care? will it be enough to erase the memories of what's already happening with millions of people getting cancellation notices because of obama care. tweet @harrisfaulkner. and ah, so you can see like right here i can just... you know, check my policy here, add a car, ah speak to customer rvice, check on a claim...you know, all with the ah, tap of my geico app. oh, that's so cool. well, i would disagree with you but, ah, that would make me a liar. no dude, you're on the jumbotron! whoa. ah...yeah, pretty much walked into that one. geico anywhere anytime. just a tap away on the geico app. >>> i'm harris faulkner. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour. if you are just tuning in, the ntsb is at the scene of a train derailment in new york city with a plan now to search for more survivors. and we have an update on the victims. four people we have confirmed tonight are dead, but one of the hospitals treating victims is now telling us one of 12 patients they received today is just 14
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president obama says, hey, in obama care i'm willing to compromise. if you have a better solution, bring it to me and we'll talk. that's what he's said a number of times. the republican party is all over the place on obama care, on immigration, on a number of issues. people think that's a debate. you get a better result. in the meantime the democrats can say, all they do is say no. the party of no. i haven't seen an obama care republican, a unified -- that everybody can understand. >> look. it is going to be because that's the way it is when you don't have the white house. when you put your finger on a good point, the republicans have to be for something. the interesting thing is we have four major pieces of comprehensive legislation, all aimed at the health care arena. there are a lot of common elements like allowing for the sale of health insurance across state lines, allowing small businesses to pool risk so they get the same discounts the big boys get. makinging health insurance truly transportable by giving the tax vanl to the individual as well
president obama says, hey, in obama care i'm willing to compromise. if you have a better solution, bring it to me and we'll talk. that's what he's said a number of times. the republican party is all over the place on obama care, on immigration, on a number of issues. people think that's a debate. you get a better result. in the meantime the democrats can say, all they do is say no. the party of no. i haven't seen an obama care republican, a unified -- that everybody can understand. >>...
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the president saying the website is vastly improved and that obama care is here to stay. that reassurance comes as the president is under renewed pressure to hold people accountable for the botched rollout. >> do not let the initial problems with the website discourage you because it is working better now and it's just going to keep on working better over time. every day, i check to make sure that it's working better. >> in the meantime, a treasury department watchdog is noting potential problems come tax season. the inspector general says existing irs systems do not have the capability to detect fraud when it comes to the subsidies set up to help people buy insurance in the form of tax credits. administration officials say the irs aggressively safeguards its systems to combat fraud and that the health care system is no exception. >>> the results of actor paul walker's autopsy are expected to be released today. he and his friend were killed in a fiery and tragic car crash moments after this photo was taken of the "fast and furious" actor stepping into a 2005 red porsche.
the president saying the website is vastly improved and that obama care is here to stay. that reassurance comes as the president is under renewed pressure to hold people accountable for the botched rollout. >> do not let the initial problems with the website discourage you because it is working better now and it's just going to keep on working better over time. every day, i check to make sure that it's working better. >> in the meantime, a treasury department watchdog is noting...
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care, through the obama care covered california website, and then disseminated to third parties, outside parties, without their knowledge or permission. california can say this is all legal. i think we'll see whether or not that's true. if that holds up in court, if there are lawsuits over this. but for the average person who may have just done some of that window shopping you were just discussing with ed henry, plugged in some of their information, now all the sudden they're getting phoned up by someone that they've never heard of before because the obama care website gave out their contact information? i think that's going to be another unpleasant surprise for many people. >> they keep coming. guy benson, thanks so much for your time today. >> thank you, gretchen. >>> of course, we want to hear from you. what do you think about california's health exchange sharing consumers' contact information with insurance agents? and should this happen or could it happen to you? send us your thoughts by going to my facebook page. facebook.com/gretchencarlson. we will read your comments or try to, a
care, through the obama care covered california website, and then disseminated to third parties, outside parties, without their knowledge or permission. california can say this is all legal. i think we'll see whether or not that's true. if that holds up in court, if there are lawsuits over this. but for the average person who may have just done some of that window shopping you were just discussing with ed henry, plugged in some of their information, now all the sudden they're getting phoned up...
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system not a government driven health care system. >> when you look at obama care, you see a government centered health care delivery system. that's not what the american people want. the american people want to be able to pick their own type of health insurance and pick their own doctor and pick their own hospital. >> let me get your response to this. obviously some people interpret the government centered for socialism, which has been some of the criticism. what is your response to the patient is not driving their health care here? >> well, if patients are not driving this, i would like to know why it is we are concerned about people being able to navigate the website and go through plan by plan by plan to select the plans they want. and that's what this is all about. that's not the government telling them this is your plan. we're laying out for the american people in some instances 25 and 30. i've gone through this myself to pick out the plan i want from among the various levels that are available. that is the patient -- or potential patient taking the kind of plan he or she wants to
system not a government driven health care system. >> when you look at obama care, you see a government centered health care delivery system. that's not what the american people want. the american people want to be able to pick their own type of health insurance and pick their own doctor and pick their own hospital. >> let me get your response to this. obviously some people interpret the government centered for socialism, which has been some of the criticism. what is your response...
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obama care would be in year one. that estimate was done, obviously, before the website spent two months being broken. so there is what was underlying that estimate is over. it's not going to happen. but back when -- in june and may when i spoke to the obama administration about how they thought about zubsuccess, they not use seven million number. they did not say getting seven million and one million was young and healthy. success was all about getting this right, getting the ratios right so the premiums would be low enough that over the first two or three years it would be a good deal and people would come in. so the important thing for the administration is not seven million versus five million versus nine million. it's how many of them are young and healthy. they need about 40% in order to keep premiums at the levels they want them. >> and to that point, there was a recent gallup poll. 37% of americans under 30 are the least familiar with the health care law. more than any other age group. and obviously we've talk
obama care would be in year one. that estimate was done, obviously, before the website spent two months being broken. so there is what was underlying that estimate is over. it's not going to happen. but back when -- in june and may when i spoke to the obama administration about how they thought about zubsuccess, they not use seven million number. they did not say getting seven million and one million was young and healthy. success was all about getting this right, getting the ratios right so...
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i know people call this law obama care. and that's okay. because i do care. and -- i do. >> that event highlighting the crucial importance of getting young people to sign up for coverage under the affordable care act. but it is this president's earlier address that offered the clearest picture yet of the president's second-term priorities. with the health care law just one part of a vision focused on greater economic equality. and for this president, it's a political mission that's rooted in the personal. >> the combined trends of increased inequality and decreasing mobility pose a fundamental threat to the american dream, our way of life and what we stand for around the globe. so what drives me is a grand son, a son, a father, as an american, is to make sure that every striving, hard-working, optimistic kid in america has the same incredible chance that this country gave me. >> in addition to the president's policy achievements, including the affordable care act, the president offered his support for raising the federal minimum wage and said he'll outline ne
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care act on obama care. >> i know people call this law obama care. >> obama care. >> and that's okay, because i do care. >> back on the hill, republicans are not backing down.
care act on obama care. >> i know people call this law obama care. >> obama care. >> and that's okay, because i do care. >> back on the hill, republicans are not backing down.
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wendell potter, author of obama care, what's in it for me. senior white house reporter for politico and luke chung, founder of a software development firm located in virginia. thanks for joining us. i wanted to start with you luke, you were quoted in an article about the administration and what this website should be able to do here. now today the latest concern is the back to front, what's happening on the so-called back end, meaning the information people can get on now and the distribution of the information and the details to the insurance companies here. how does the administration fix it from now front to what we're now talking about, the back portion of this? >> that's been the big challenge for the whole administration during the process, to get consumers through the marketplace to choose something they want, apply for a subsidy and there are a lot of steps in there that need to work correctly so that people essentially can work through that whole -- >> that's part of the concerns we're hearing today from the insurance industry wendel
wendell potter, author of obama care, what's in it for me. senior white house reporter for politico and luke chung, founder of a software development firm located in virginia. thanks for joining us. i wanted to start with you luke, you were quoted in an article about the administration and what this website should be able to do here. now today the latest concern is the back to front, what's happening on the so-called back end, meaning the information people can get on now and the distribution...
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little bit about obama care too. live in just a moment. honestly, i wanted a phone with a better camera. my boyfriend has a lot of can't-miss moments. i checked out the windows phones and saw the lumia 1020 has 41 megapixels. so i can zoom way in even after i take the picture. and i can adjust the shot before i take it so i get it exactly how i want. so, i went with a windows phone. maybe i just see things other people don't. ♪ honestly ♪ i wanna see you be brave ♪ ♪ i wanna see you be brave and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress, the fcc, and the administration free up... more licensed wireless spectrum, we can empower more... people to innovate, create new technologies and jobs... and strengthen the economy. america is the world's leader in wireless. let's keep it that way. free up licensed spectrum today, so wireless... can do more for america tomorrow. congestion, for the smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the buses are running on natural gas, they don't
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call this law obama care. that's okay. because i do care. and -- i do. i care about you. i care about -- >> the president made this policy pitch today knowing full well republicans in congress will not go for it, but that fits the president's political goals for the upcoming year. not only taking the fight in the upcoming state of the union speech, but in the coming months election cycle. >> let's continue with gloria bor borger. what is the president attempting to establish today? >> one is an issue of poverty and inequality. he started his career organizing poor people in chicago. this is an issue i thought he would come back to in this term and he has. the other part of this is look, this is not much different from the conversation we had in 2012 about -- it's equality stupid. he is taking it back to the issues of expanding for the middle class, that republicans didn't have a good answer for in 2012. >> i think you heard it we have all heard it. i think this is a way to lay the groundwork for ib inequality
call this law obama care. that's okay. because i do care. and -- i do. i care about you. i care about -- >> the president made this policy pitch today knowing full well republicans in congress will not go for it, but that fits the president's political goals for the upcoming year. not only taking the fight in the upcoming state of the union speech, but in the coming months election cycle. >> let's continue with gloria bor borger. what is the president attempting to establish today?...
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we did speak about what he said about obama care. i guess this is obama care 2.0 launched today, this is what he said about his previous statement and been possible future problems within health reform. >> is it because you are setting the way for mrs. clinton to run, and second, are the problems with obama care limited to the website? >> the answer to the first question is no. first of all, i said nothing about this. not one word until the president himself spoke. and it was obvious to me listening to him that he wanted the american people to feel that he had kept his commitment and that they didn't understand that he, in fact, did grandfather in, that is protect, all the policies that were in existence on the day he signed the health care bill. that was done. but most -- but he didn't take over the insurance industry in america. so for example, today, less than 20% of those 11 million policies which exist in the individual insurance market even existed when president obama had signed the bill. so i was trying to be supportive of hi
we did speak about what he said about obama care. i guess this is obama care 2.0 launched today, this is what he said about his previous statement and been possible future problems within health reform. >> is it because you are setting the way for mrs. clinton to run, and second, are the problems with obama care limited to the website? >> the answer to the first question is no. first of all, i said nothing about this. not one word until the president himself spoke. and it was...
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of obama care and ease concern among democrats. the white house will emphasize one benefit each day until december 23rd. the deadline to sign up for coverage for january. this is all happening as the healthcare.gov saw first major test after sunday's relaunch. the site got close to 800 daily users it's supposed to handle and some got a page to put them in line to get help. even with signs of protesters still plenty of doubts whether the site can enroll millions of people as planned by the end of march. >>> vice president joe biden's important to asia taking on a new focus. biden is in japan this morning meeting with the country's prime minister. at issue an island chain in the east china sea that is controlled by japan and also claimed by china. china wants all aircraft flying over the islands to identify themselves to beijing. they say they won't recognize china's claim of an air defense zone. biden will also visit china and south korea on this week-long trip. >>> a frequent -- texas senator john cornyn believes the terror attack
of obama care and ease concern among democrats. the white house will emphasize one benefit each day until december 23rd. the deadline to sign up for coverage for january. this is all happening as the healthcare.gov saw first major test after sunday's relaunch. the site got close to 800 daily users it's supposed to handle and some got a page to put them in line to get help. even with signs of protesters still plenty of doubts whether the site can enroll millions of people as planned by the end...
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calls in the calvary to fix the obama care mess. sfoo president obama is reaching outside his comfort zone of close visors for help in recovering from the health care fias fiasco. we bring back ed henry on a familiar name. >> this man seeks out amusement parks because he is a big fan of rollercoasters and now he has a new one, digging the president out of the health care mess. he might find out whether this move is window dressing or if the president is willing to break out beyond a tight amount of advisers who botched the rollout of his initiative. >> this is good and i'm sure you can add a lot to the discussions but in the end it boils down to one thing and that is barack obama. >> and even republicans who praised peddesta are warning the health care trouble is more than just a p.r. issue, the problem they have is a fundamental one that is not a communications issue, it is a substance issue. >> they brought in the elder for one year and it may buy time for mcdonough and others like kathleen sebelius who have faced heat like robert
calls in the calvary to fix the obama care mess. sfoo president obama is reaching outside his comfort zone of close visors for help in recovering from the health care fias fiasco. we bring back ed henry on a familiar name. >> this man seeks out amusement parks because he is a big fan of rollercoasters and now he has a new one, digging the president out of the health care mess. he might find out whether this move is window dressing or if the president is willing to break out beyond a tight...
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the president today warned again that obama care will not be on the table in any of these because his plan, he says, is getting rid of, hoping to end one of america's worst disparities. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >>> here is a live look at rockefeller center in downtown manhattan right now. >> in just a few hours the big christmas tree will be glowing with 45,000 christmas lights. >> sarah is joining us now with a preview. >> reporter: you're not joking. this is a huge tree. and all that is left to do tonight is to throw that switch. but taking you back to the tree's origins. it's from connecticut. it was planted 75 years ago. the family that donated it say they are happy to share it with the world, but they are a little sad to see it grow. it's now at 30 rock. all dressed up in 45,000 l.e.d. multicolored light tws the star on top of it. we're going to hear from a number of stars and celebrities. they're all right here on nbc. and if you want to come see the tree in all the glory, you can do so until january 7th. after that it will be milled boo lumber for habitat for humanity. >>
the president today warned again that obama care will not be on the table in any of these because his plan, he says, is getting rid of, hoping to end one of america's worst disparities. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >>> here is a live look at rockefeller center in downtown manhattan right now. >> in just a few hours the big christmas tree will be glowing with 45,000 christmas lights. >> sarah is joining us now with a preview. >> reporter: you're not joking. this is a...
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i think obama care will -- is going to be around. i don't think it's going to be overturned or repealed or anything like that. it's going to be the law of the land. so republicans really need to figure out, you know, how are they going to deal with that. i think as sort of things get worked out, as long as there are no more catastrophic problems, which is not out of the question, i mean, it could happen with price increases or people losing their insurance. i mean, that could happen. but as long as things go relatively normal, i don't see any kind of just bottoming out like you saw with bush. >> yeah, and there's a lot of cyclical aspects of that. jon ward, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me, guys. >> you bet. up next, it turns out there was a lot more to paul walker than his charm and good looks. what we're learning about the heartthrob's heart of gold after his death. that's next. turn to roc® retinol correxion®. one week, fine lines appear to fade. one month, deep wrinkles look smoother. after one year, skin lo
i think obama care will -- is going to be around. i don't think it's going to be overturned or repealed or anything like that. it's going to be the law of the land. so republicans really need to figure out, you know, how are they going to deal with that. i think as sort of things get worked out, as long as there are no more catastrophic problems, which is not out of the question, i mean, it could happen with price increases or people losing their insurance. i mean, that could happen. but as...
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former adviser to obama care said obama care will be viewed as a success even if it doesn't happen until after the president is out of office. >> this program was designed to be implemented by the states and in most of the states it's going quite well. medicaid extension. it's a fact. it may take until 2017 when this president leaves office you'll see almost every state in this country running their own exchanges and expanding medicaid. let's fast forward the state of the union. health care working better. people signing up. no washington shutdowns. i think the president's numbers will recover and people's confidence will recover. >> on "meet the press" chuck todd pointed out an interesting tidbit. >> the team is operating with proift sector velocity and effectiveness. that's an acknowledgement that if this was a government operation for a long time and failed now we're bringing in private-sector folks that's an indictment on the whole idea of government as a solution frankly. >> mark, one of the most interesting things and most disturbing as you look at how the administration handled th
former adviser to obama care said obama care will be viewed as a success even if it doesn't happen until after the president is out of office. >> this program was designed to be implemented by the states and in most of the states it's going quite well. medicaid extension. it's a fact. it may take until 2017 when this president leaves office you'll see almost every state in this country running their own exchanges and expanding medicaid. let's fast forward the state of the union. health...
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. >>> and now to obama care. the extensive fixes made to the health care website appear to have helped. the government says more people signed up for health insurance on the first two days of this month than in the entire first month of the website's troubled launch. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning to you. now that the website is working better, the white house is trying hard to get a critical group of americans to sign up for federal health insurance. the obama administration says 29,000 americans enrolled on healthcare.gov in the first two days after it was fixed. that includes dawn aaron from texas. she's a self-employed musician who's buying health insurance for the first time in 20 years. >> i was very surprised at the prices actually. we entered all my tax info and income and stuff, and i was pleasantly surprised. >> reporter: erin is in her 40s and has health issues but for the new law to work, the white house needs millions of healthy young people to sign
. >>> and now to obama care. the extensive fixes made to the health care website appear to have helped. the government says more people signed up for health insurance on the first two days of this month than in the entire first month of the website's troubled launch. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie, good morning to you. now that the website is working better, the white house is trying hard to get a critical group of americans to sign up for...
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. >>> so the deadlines getting kored by obama care by the first is rapidly approaching. for uninsured americans to select a health plan and get care at healthcare.gov. as part of this week's ramped up pr push, the president sat down with our own chris matthews where he addressed the signature legislation. >> there's a specific challenge that we've got, and that is a congress and this city, washington, that is gridlocked and spends too much time worrying about the next election and not enough time worrying about the next generation. >> before this week's pr push kicked off, the white house assembled a democratic strike team to promote the aca and engage that next generation. joining me now matt cartwright. it's good to have you here. we know the president has focused on a different advantage of the aca each day this week. how would you describe the game plan going forth. what are the marching orders from the white house for you? >> i think marching orders is probably too strong a phrase. this is a group that i'm so glad to be a part of. it's a group that we're already out
. >>> so the deadlines getting kored by obama care by the first is rapidly approaching. for uninsured americans to select a health plan and get care at healthcare.gov. as part of this week's ramped up pr push, the president sat down with our own chris matthews where he addressed the signature legislation. >> there's a specific challenge that we've got, and that is a congress and this city, washington, that is gridlocked and spends too much time worrying about the next election...
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and they keep trying to pull stunts to repeal obama care, now that hundreds of thousands of people are getting health insurance that they didn't have before. they really need a new thing. they think they would like to hit him now on iran. according to the hill, quote, house republicans are legislati options that would explicitly rip the obama administration's nuclear deal with iran. quote, a handful of house gop lawmakers tell the hill that the party is debating how best to show disapproval for the iran agreement struck shortly after congress left for the thanksgiving recess. this is the new plan. republicans are going to try to make president obama look terrible for negotiating that new agreement over iran's nuclear program and in the process of making him look terrible they, of course, will show the country that they, themselves, republicans are much better on the issue. they are much more trustworthy, much more sober, much more sane when it comes to dealing with complicated and sensitive issues like iran and nuclear weapons in the middle east. republicans want to show off how much a
and they keep trying to pull stunts to repeal obama care, now that hundreds of thousands of people are getting health insurance that they didn't have before. they really need a new thing. they think they would like to hit him now on iran. according to the hill, quote, house republicans are legislati options that would explicitly rip the obama administration's nuclear deal with iran. quote, a handful of house gop lawmakers tell the hill that the party is debating how best to show disapproval for...
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and do not understand how we can deny it here between from california system all the money obama has been so far on the affordable care act we could have given every american over $1 million, and they could have paid for their own health care for the rest of their lives. and here is gene from new york. the biggest problem with obamacare is that it is a government project. no budget concerns because it is not their money. the supply seems to be endless. so if they lose money or don't care who cares -- it does not work. it cares? is the taxpayers' money. to san michele and e-mail, go to gerriwillis.com. coming up monday, back with another installment of for users guide. all next week she will be answering your questions on taxes and had to be ready for year-end. lows on friday she will be taking your phone calls in the man's life. that is it for tonight on "the willis report." i'm dennis kneale. thank you fo joining us. have a great weekend. ♪ ♪ ♪ neil: i always had thought that this health care lot was a rule of the dice. why not call it a day? i know that this much, you just pu
and do not understand how we can deny it here between from california system all the money obama has been so far on the affordable care act we could have given every american over $1 million, and they could have paid for their own health care for the rest of their lives. and here is gene from new york. the biggest problem with obamacare is that it is a government project. no budget concerns because it is not their money. the supply seems to be endless. so if they lose money or don't care who...
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and they keep trying to pull stunts to repeal obama care, now that hundreds of thousands of people are getting health insurance that they didn't have before. they really need a new thing. they think they would like to hit him now on iran. according to the hill, quote, house republicans are considering various legislative options that would either tacitly or >> test test . >>> today "the hill" newspaper show the country that they, themselves, republicans are much better on the issue. they are much more trustworthy, much more sober, much more sane when it comes to dealing with complicated and sensitive issues like iran and nuclear weapons in the middle east. republicans want to show off how much americans should prefer their republican approach when it comes to iran. as part of that new political offensive, behold duncan hunter on c-span. >> i think a ground war in iran with american boots on the ground would be a horrible thing and i think people like to toss around the fact that we have to stop them from getting this nuclear capability. i don't think it's inevitable but if you have to
and they keep trying to pull stunts to repeal obama care, now that hundreds of thousands of people are getting health insurance that they didn't have before. they really need a new thing. they think they would like to hit him now on iran. according to the hill, quote, house republicans are considering various legislative options that would either tacitly or >> test test . >>> today "the hill" newspaper show the country that they, themselves, republicans are much better...
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care. >> louisianans told mary landrieu to vote no on obama care. >> people think it's big government at its worst. >> instead she sided with barack obama. >> now we are paying the price. >> landrieu is one of three democrats fighting for their political lives in the southern state. senators pryor and hague annnha of a shrinking group of democrats who have an uphill battle in 2014. let me bring in jason stanford, danny vargas, republican strategist and nbc latino contributor. good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> good morning, chris. >> jason, all three of these democrats that i pointed out voted for obama care but criticized the administration's handling of the rollout. one attack called the landrieu barack obama's rubber stamp. how big a problem is the affordable care act going to be for these democrats. >> well, if the election were this year it would be a big problem but luckily it's next year. this year it's a political problem. next year it's a consume issue. it's like the medicaid part d rollout. when it rolled out, it was a huge problem and then a year later people were usi
care. >> louisianans told mary landrieu to vote no on obama care. >> people think it's big government at its worst. >> instead she sided with barack obama. >> now we are paying the price. >> landrieu is one of three democrats fighting for their political lives in the southern state. senators pryor and hague annnha of a shrinking group of democrats who have an uphill battle in 2014. let me bring in jason stanford, danny vargas, republican strategist and nbc latino...
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absolutely. >> what's interesting about that -- >> he's pro obama care. that's the argument. >> right. >> in the big picture you would look at for a general election you would say he's not telling you what he wants to do which is what he has to do in order to win in terms of stockman. but in another sense, he's starting his campaign by filing -- explaining why he's done it by giving already that boiled-down messaging. why i don't like that liberal cornyn as he calls him. >> but remember, ted cruz, the other senator from texas, he was not the republican party establishment favorite in texas. >> i think that's why we're seeing a lot of attention from the media that some of the early primary announcements, a lot of reporters feel a little burned from the last time the way they handled the ted cruzes or rand paul. we are seeing a lot of attention for that reason. i wasn't focusing so much on the liberal john cornyn. i did like that steve stockman told supporters they would not have to face actual bayonets. >> not yet. >> nobody wants a primary challenge, rega
absolutely. >> what's interesting about that -- >> he's pro obama care. that's the argument. >> right. >> in the big picture you would look at for a general election you would say he's not telling you what he wants to do which is what he has to do in order to win in terms of stockman. but in another sense, he's starting his campaign by filing -- explaining why he's done it by giving already that boiled-down messaging. why i don't like that liberal cornyn as he calls him....
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they're opposing a mandate in obama care. the affordable care act does make an exception for religious institutions. so this new lawsuit seeks an expanded exception. they want it for schools and universities as well. >>> we have a developing story out of beijing today, vice president joe biden meeting with chinese leader xi jinping, they have a personal connection already. and this connection could be sorely tested with tensions running high between the two nations. david mckenzie is monitoring developments live from beijing. david, what's the latest? >> well, john, you're right, the two men certainly do have a personal connection that's gone way back. but vice president in town to pressure the chinese president to defuse tensions between japan, the u.s. and china. it's all around this air defense identification zone which the chinese announced two weeks ago, unilaterally, many people saying this is a dangerous situation because it could lead to accidental flare-up. the vice president is there to try to defuse that and ask ch
they're opposing a mandate in obama care. the affordable care act does make an exception for religious institutions. so this new lawsuit seeks an expanded exception. they want it for schools and universities as well. >>> we have a developing story out of beijing today, vice president joe biden meeting with chinese leader xi jinping, they have a personal connection already. and this connection could be sorely tested with tensions running high between the two nations. david mckenzie is...
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. >> and more drama for obama care. despite progress to the federal website, new concerns that some people who think they are signing up for health care insurance coverage may not actually be covered. >>> we are going to keep pressing the president to do the right thing. if the president won't scrap this law, isn't it time for him to delay it for all americans before it does further harm? ris all white meat chicken was made to be blanketed in golden breadcrumbs. with whipped mashed potatoes, topped with a thick homemade gravy. so she makes her country fried chicken to be eaten together. so they savor every last bite. marie callender's. the day buildi a play set begins with a surprisewinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ yep. got all the cozies. [ grandma ] with n fedex one rate, i could ll a box and ship it r one flat rate. so i kn untilt was full. you'd be crazy not to. is tt nana? [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, fl
. >> and more drama for obama care. despite progress to the federal website, new concerns that some people who think they are signing up for health care insurance coverage may not actually be covered. >>> we are going to keep pressing the president to do the right thing. if the president won't scrap this law, isn't it time for him to delay it for all americans before it does further harm? ris all white meat chicken was made to be blanketed in golden breadcrumbs. with whipped...
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if you want to poison the well, obama care is a big one. huge bill that nancy pelosi then speaker of the house said you have to pass it before you could know what was in it. passed at 11th hour during holidays with procedural vote straight line party vote. and i think that's done a lot to divide republicans and democrats from working together. so let's talk about friday's job, also a big one. more than 200,000 jobs added. unemployment fell to 7%. and but many financial economists or financial folks including new york times pointing out that unemployment rate went down because a lot more people simply decided to stop looking for work aep the word of the "new york times" for every person who found a job between september and november, three other people stopped looking. so lz, what are we looking at here? good jobs, good news but people are giving up. that's sad. >> you have a lot of different stories that are happy to here at the same time. i will try and see if i can separate them. number one to me, and i don't know if aim oo agrees, but li
if you want to poison the well, obama care is a big one. huge bill that nancy pelosi then speaker of the house said you have to pass it before you could know what was in it. passed at 11th hour during holidays with procedural vote straight line party vote. and i think that's done a lot to divide republicans and democrats from working together. so let's talk about friday's job, also a big one. more than 200,000 jobs added. unemployment fell to 7%. and but many financial economists or financial...
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a lot of people don't have anything else. >> think about what obama care. it's a disaster. i don't care how they try to spin it or make it income inequality. it's not working in europe. in the united states we are seeing it across the board. anemic recovery. flat lining wages. the trade policy is a disaster. this stuff is not working. of course you have to move on. you're anti-woman, tiblack, racist, anti-immigrant. it's the same old play book. they are regurgitating the same things and they are frustrated. i think they thought obama would come into office and the country would be transformed. they haven't succeeded in transforming the country as they thought they would do. that makes them angry. >> they are lashing out like a child would and their vision isn't working out. that's a go theory. >> ed schultz apologized. he left me a long voicemail. he said it on tv. i think it was heart felt. >> if you read what he said about limbaugh today >> iidn't read it. >> disgusting. >> i don't pay much attention to them. >> disgraceful. he may have apologized but he's still in the bu
a lot of people don't have anything else. >> think about what obama care. it's a disaster. i don't care how they try to spin it or make it income inequality. it's not working in europe. in the united states we are seeing it across the board. anemic recovery. flat lining wages. the trade policy is a disaster. this stuff is not working. of course you have to move on. you're anti-woman, tiblack, racist, anti-immigrant. it's the same old play book. they are regurgitating the same things and...
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. >>> the president is going to go on something of, i think you can call it an obama care offensive. after two months of problems and really bad press over the website rollout that was a bit of a debacle, the white house says if wants to refocus the public on the benefits of the affordable care act. especially for young people. because that's key to this working. mr. obama says he's going to hold a conference this afternoon. and all of this comes after the supreme court says it's not going to take up the constitutionality of one of the key professions and that's the employer mandate. any minute now, a federal judge is expected to rule on whether detroit can move ahead with its chapter 9 bankruptcy. you probably already heard, this is the largest city in u.s. history, detroit, ever to go broke. that's it. broke. it's $18 billion in debt. and if approved, this is going to allow the city of detroit to work out a plan to pay off the creditors, just like you and me. except those creditors are like unions, investors, pension funds. they may be paying them out like pennies on the dollar. ju
. >>> the president is going to go on something of, i think you can call it an obama care offensive. after two months of problems and really bad press over the website rollout that was a bit of a debacle, the white house says if wants to refocus the public on the benefits of the affordable care act. especially for young people. because that's key to this working. mr. obama says he's going to hold a conference this afternoon. and all of this comes after the supreme court says it's not...
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that's why they had that sort of problem with the obama care rollout. he hasn't really had that sort of thing since rahm emanuel left. before it becomes a big problem out there in public. i would regard this as a very good thick as the president reaching out beyond his -- the people he's comfortable with in his inner circle. >> there's been a bit of a debate percolating around nbc, lifting the minimum wage. they are saying this could be a real winning issue for democrats to run on and inequality in general in 2014. >> i think it probably is a good issue politically. and you also pair that with the unemployment insurance which is probably another politically winning issue for the democrats. certainly has a lot of populist possibilities there. in terms of actual policy and getting things done, i don't think that's any sort of near term thing we've got to first do this next punt on the budget and see if we can avoid a shutdown but not actually achieve anything in terms of overall, longer terms problems with the budget. >> dana milbank, you are a reporter l
that's why they had that sort of problem with the obama care rollout. he hasn't really had that sort of thing since rahm emanuel left. before it becomes a big problem out there in public. i would regard this as a very good thick as the president reaching out beyond his -- the people he's comfortable with in his inner circle. >> there's been a bit of a debate percolating around nbc, lifting the minimum wage. they are saying this could be a real winning issue for democrats to run on and...
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a lot of people don't have anything else. >> think about what obama care. it's a disaster. i don't care how they try to spin it or make it income inequality. it's not working in europe. in the united states we are seeing it across the board. anemic recovery. flat lining wages. the trade policy is a disaster. this stuff is not working. of course you have to move on. you're anti-woman, antiblack, racist, anti-immigrant. it's the same old play book. they are regurgitating the same things and they are frustrated. i think they thought obama would come into office and the country would be transformed. they haven't succeeded in transforming the country as they thought they would do. that makes them angry. >> they are lashing out like a child would and their vision isn't working out. that's a good theory. >> ed schultz apologized. he left me a long voicemail. he said it on tv. i think it was heart felt. >> if you read what he said about limbaugh today. >> i didn't read it. >> disgusting. >> i don't pay much attention to them. >> disgraceful. he may have apologized but he's still in
a lot of people don't have anything else. >> think about what obama care. it's a disaster. i don't care how they try to spin it or make it income inequality. it's not working in europe. in the united states we are seeing it across the board. anemic recovery. flat lining wages. the trade policy is a disaster. this stuff is not working. of course you have to move on. you're anti-woman, antiblack, racist, anti-immigrant. it's the same old play book. they are regurgitating the same things and...
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a new report says about a third of all the obama care enrollees may not be enrolled. that's the reported failure rate on the so-called back end information that is sent to insurance companies. in other words, thousands of the nation's fast food
a new report says about a third of all the obama care enrollees may not be enrolled. that's the reported failure rate on the so-called back end information that is sent to insurance companies. in other words, thousands of the nation's fast food
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do you think medicare advantage may be obama cares next victim? what might beneficiaries in pennsylvania expect over the coming years in terms of plan choices, cost, benefit offerings, and provider debt works -- networks. >> i am concerned about the future of medicare advantage. thework we have done on applications of aca cuts, for example, in pennsylvania, in 2014 there would be an average loss of benefits of about 22 hundred dollars. there is a 90% reduction in benefits. we will see a decline in the medicare advantage to about 113,000 in sylvania is. are of concern. i am more troubled by the trajectory of the succeeding five years and the full cuts under the affordable care act. as to whether medicare banish for maine a viable option, and deliver the comprehensive benefits. i want to echo the statements that we heard in the opening remarks. the medicare population is so different than when medicare was originating. it is not population has multiple chronic conditions. it requires a coordinated approach to care. that is the route to better health
do you think medicare advantage may be obama cares next victim? what might beneficiaries in pennsylvania expect over the coming years in terms of plan choices, cost, benefit offerings, and provider debt works -- networks. >> i am concerned about the future of medicare advantage. thework we have done on applications of aca cuts, for example, in pennsylvania, in 2014 there would be an average loss of benefits of about 22 hundred dollars. there is a 90% reduction in benefits. we will see a...
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there's a lot of concern about affordable care act, obama care right now and people are talking about it all over the country and it's a great opportunity for republicans. for to us have a huge year like we did in 1994 we'll have to have the sort of alternatives that bill is talking about. do you hear that, whether it's republican governor's association or in washington now, there is that understanding. i would be stunned if you didn't see a variety of alternatives. >> david gregory for those running for re-election and all the negative messages that are in this narrative right now in terms of obama care how fair are they and how hard of a slog will it be for the white house to try to turn this around? >> i think it will be difficult. ultimately they have to prove successful with the website. they have to have more positive stories that flood the marketplace and the media. look at story after story, morning after morning we're having this conversation of what the difficulties are, what the andy poling is, what we simply are confused by. they are going the need so much success even tha
there's a lot of concern about affordable care act, obama care right now and people are talking about it all over the country and it's a great opportunity for republicans. for to us have a huge year like we did in 1994 we'll have to have the sort of alternatives that bill is talking about. do you hear that, whether it's republican governor's association or in washington now, there is that understanding. i would be stunned if you didn't see a variety of alternatives. >> david gregory for...
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a good friend said obama care tn contest. people said obama care, you better cover this. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ >>> 113th congress is going to go down as the least productive in our american history. >> 55 bills have been signed into law. this is the least productive congress ever. >> the least productive congress in the history of the american penn. >> it's literally a do nothing congress. >> that's not fair. they are doing something. they are getting into the guinness book of world records and that's twice if you count john boehner's fingernails. >> good morning it's thursday, december 5th. the tree lit up last night. that was quite an event. wasn't it? >> kate and jack were watching last night. very exciting. >> good night. >> for a tree that they senselessly slaughtered. >> welcome to the show. we got contributor mike barnacle, also dragged involuntarily from his family. katty kay. and senior political editor for the white house and white house correspondent for "huffington post," sam stein. and katy, quite a bit of news today. >> apart from the tree. >>
a good friend said obama care tn contest. people said obama care, you better cover this. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ >>> 113th congress is going to go down as the least productive in our american history. >> 55 bills have been signed into law. this is the least productive congress ever. >> the least productive congress in the history of the american penn. >> it's literally a do nothing congress. >> that's not fair. they are doing something....